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00:00:00Everyone at the University of San Francisco's law school knew me, striking bold and passionate.
00:00:09I was also a scholarship winner year after year.
00:00:16Then a link about me went viral from the dark web.
00:00:21Overnight, it spread across campus.
00:00:24Everyone who clicked and signed up could earn points to do certain things with me.
00:00:32A thousand points would secure a movie date with me.
00:00:36Three thousand points would unlock a video of me in a suggestive bunny outfit, moaning and cooing.
00:00:43Ten thousand points would earn a passionate night with me.
00:00:49This trended on the campus network for three straight days, and my reputation was left in tatters.
00:00:56Girls stormed into my classes, calling me shameless and demanding that the school expel me, while guys took every chance
00:01:03to grope me.
00:01:06Blinking back tears, I clicked the trending link.
00:01:09Every video in the reward list was real.
00:01:16The only person who could have gotten those videos was my boyfriend, Ezekiel Willard, who was also my classmate.
00:01:24My heart aching, I ran to Ezekiel's place to confront him.
00:01:32Outside the door, I heard one of his friends say,
00:01:35Hey, Zek, you're a legend.
00:01:37Now all my friends are asking for the link, talking about the fastest way to rack up points.
00:01:40Not only do you get revenge for Aaliyah, but you also get all that free labor.
00:01:44Another guy said,
00:01:45Come on, Zek is a trust fund kid.
00:01:47He doesn't make bad deals.
00:01:48Serves her right for stealing Aaliyah's scholarship.
00:01:50True.
00:01:51She deserves to be destroyed.
00:01:54But damn, her voice and her body, top treat.
00:01:58Every time I watch her video on my screen, I'm about to lose it.
00:02:02But Zek, her mom is a murderer.
00:02:06Aren't you worried she'll figure out it's you and cause trouble?
00:02:08Ezekiel swirled his wine glass, his gaze cold and detached.
00:02:12She's boring.
00:02:14Once this is over, you can have your fun with her.
00:02:16As for trouble,
00:02:18She has severe depression and always gets on her knees begging me not to leave after every fight.
00:02:22What kind of trouble can she possibly cause?
00:02:25Find some place to go die?
00:02:27Who'd feel sorry for trash like her?
00:02:29With a murderer mother and a stepdad who almost assaulted her?
00:02:38Just keep your mouth shut.
00:02:41No one leaks anything until I'm finished.
00:02:44Got it?
00:02:48My whole body went cold.
00:02:51I slumped to the floor.
00:02:52My clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
00:02:55Years ago, after my mother remarried,
00:02:58My stepfather started harassing me.
00:03:03On my birthday,
00:03:05He spiked my drink.
00:03:14When I realized what was happening,
00:03:17The heat was already spreading through my limbs.
00:03:25I bit his ear hard enough to break free and fled the house.
00:03:33Half conscious,
00:03:35I collapsed into Ezekiel's arms.
00:03:37I was tearing at my own clothes,
00:03:40Desperate for relief.
00:03:41But he held me tight,
00:03:43His voice soft.
00:03:45A girl's reputation is everything.
00:03:47Hang on.
00:03:48I'm taking you to the hospital.
00:03:53The whole way there,
00:03:54I was in such torment that I bit his arm until it bled.
00:04:01He never made a sound and stayed by my hospital bed all night.
00:04:08Finally, as dawn broke and my mind cleared,
00:04:11I saw his tired, bloodshot eyes.
00:04:15I knew right then I was gone for him.
00:04:18We started dating after that.
00:04:25He treated me like I was the most precious thing in the world,
00:04:29Tending to my every need and slowly helping me heal from my trauma.
00:04:34I thought I'd finally found happiness.
00:04:38Instead,
00:04:39I'd walked straight into something even more twisted.
00:04:45Every moment we'd shared,
00:04:47He'd been using it to get back at me for another woman.
00:04:53A crack of thunder split the sky.
00:04:56The power went out,
00:04:58Plunging everything.
00:05:03I curled on the dark floor.
00:05:05I didn't know how I got home.
00:05:11When my senses returned,
00:05:13I realized my palms were bleeding
00:05:15from where my nails had dug in.
00:05:20Blankly,
00:05:21I opened my phone.
00:05:25The screen showed several missed calls.
00:05:29With trembling fingers,
00:05:30I called back.
00:05:32Mr. Smithson,
00:05:33I've changed my mind.
00:05:35I'll join the legal department
00:05:36at Rodway Group in New York after graduation.
00:05:42I didn't go back to school that day.
00:05:45And instead,
00:05:46I locked myself in the bathroom
00:05:48and scrubbed my skin raw,
00:05:50ten times over,
00:05:51trying to wash away every trace of him.
00:05:54But he wouldn't just let me disappear.
00:06:00Later that evening,
00:06:01Ezekiel came back to our apartment.
00:06:05He didn't even ask why I had skipped class.
00:06:08He was only desperate to cover his own tracks.
00:06:11About the dark web listing,
00:06:13he brushed it off with a flimsy explanation.
00:06:15Lena, listen.
00:06:17I sent my laptop in for repair.
00:06:19Some intern there must have stolen the hard drive and sold it.
00:06:22It's all my fault.
00:06:23I promise I'll do everything to find whoever leaked that link and make this right.
00:06:27He sounded so sincere.
00:06:29But the hidden videos I had already copied onto my USB drive
00:06:32made a complete mockery of his words.
00:06:35I remained completely silent the whole time,
00:06:37just watching him put on his little show.
00:06:43My suffocating silence was broken by a sudden ding from my laptop.
00:06:48It was an email from the Rodway group,
00:06:50confirming my start date in New York in exactly one week.
00:06:55It was the escape route I desperately needed.
00:07:01What's that?
00:07:03Ezekiel was annoyed by my silence and indifference.
00:07:08Just spram.
00:07:12I wouldn't tell him my decision,
00:07:14and there was no need to.
00:07:17He pushed me onto the couch,
00:07:19murmuring against my ear as he kissed it.
00:07:22Lena,
00:07:24it's been days.
00:07:26I want you.
00:07:32His voice was as tender as ever,
00:07:34but his hands were rougher than I'd ever felt.
00:07:38I pushed him off with force.
00:07:43Not tonight.
00:07:45I can't.
00:07:46Ezekiel froze.
00:07:47It was the first time I had ever refused him so bluntly.
00:07:50His brow frowdled.
00:07:53Still upset about the trending thing?
00:07:55Don't worry.
00:07:56I'll always love you.
00:07:57A shiver ran through me,
00:08:00my stomach turning with nausea.
00:08:02But I couldn't let on that I knew.
00:08:05Who knew what this lunatic would do then?
00:08:08I stood and straightened my clothes.
00:08:11I really don't feel well.
00:08:13I'm going to bed.
00:08:15Ezekiel studied me for a long moment,
00:08:17but found nothing in Smith's.
00:08:21About tomorrow's law school debate,
00:08:23you think you could take it easy on them?
00:08:24The negative team has...
00:08:26a friend of mine.
00:08:28I already told her you'd go easy on them.
00:08:31You wouldn't let me look bad, right?
00:08:33I knew instantly who that friend was.
00:08:37My hands clenched into fists behind my back.
00:08:42Fine.
00:08:44I'll send you my prepared arguments.
00:08:46Your friend can use them to figure out how to counter.
00:08:50I just knew you loved me the most!
00:08:52Getting what he wanted,
00:08:54Ezekiel planted a loud kiss on my cheek.
00:08:57I'll forwards it now.
00:08:58Can't wait to watch you kill it tomorrow.
00:09:01Without another word.
00:09:02He grabbed his car keys and left the apartment.
00:09:06I let out a bitter laugh.
00:09:08My eyes falling on the box of gifts I'd left by the door.
00:09:13If he had paid just a little more attention,
00:09:16he would have noticed and sensed what I was planning.
00:09:26Ezekiel never truly cared about those things.
00:09:28Just as he had never truly cared about me.
00:09:32There was our smile.
00:09:34There was a glass of glass of gold under my eye.
00:09:39Every person in the room turned to look,
00:09:42their gazes full of contempt,
00:09:45their whispers pointed.
00:09:52for the affirmative team soon the negative team entered a bright smiling female student
00:10:01was at the center flanked by ezekiel she said something playfully punching his chest
00:10:07and he caught her fist
00:10:11that was felicia veer
00:10:16i forced my eyes down to my debate notes
00:10:21the debate began
00:10:24i just finished presenting my point when felicia rose from her seat a smug smile curling her lips
00:10:31does the affirmative team have no respect for this debate why else would you decide to let a
00:10:37student with no morals compete
00:11:07this wasn't the first time felicia had come
00:11:09as a student council member when i gave her standard demenies for misconduct felicia saw
00:11:13it as a personal attack
00:11:16as when the bad blood started
00:11:21this is a formal debate
00:11:24besides there's no proof for those online rumors
00:11:32i couldn't let my anger cost my team the win
00:11:36but wouldn't let it go
00:11:38with a cold snort she stood
00:11:40i refuse to talk to a cheap slut
00:11:43it's disgusting
00:11:44the audience erupted
00:11:48the head judge stood up
00:11:50slamming his hand on the table
00:11:53order
00:11:54order in the hall
00:11:57miss veil
00:11:58personal attacks and foul language are strict violations of debate rules
00:12:04sit down immediately
00:12:06or your team will be disqualified
00:12:12felicia pouted
00:12:13her eyes red
00:12:15shooting me a hateful glare before finally sitting back down
00:12:20just then
00:12:21ezekiel stood from the audience and spoke to the school dean
00:12:24mr yaitin
00:12:25i think felicia has a point
00:12:28there are videos of paulina circulating
00:12:30and no one has confirmed
00:12:36the words cut me deeply
00:12:38i tried to defend myself
00:12:41those videos were
00:12:43ezekiel cut me off before i could finish
00:12:46he held up his phone to the dean
00:12:48see for yourself
00:12:49felicia isn't lying
00:12:51i'm concerned for the school's reputation
00:12:54then he looked at the other judges
00:12:56the willard family was one of usf's major donors
00:12:59a lot of the faculty had reasons to stay in ezekiel's good graces
00:13:03they were quick to chime in
00:13:05one said
00:13:09mr yaitin
00:13:11our law school has been strict
00:13:14this sort of scandal invites criticism
00:13:17another chimed in
00:13:18we've all heard rumors about this student's conduct
00:13:23some even say she
00:13:25engages in compensated dating
00:13:29i got caught in the teeth of the storm
00:13:32feeling hurt
00:13:34the dean said to me
00:13:37in that case paulina
00:13:39please step down now
00:13:42you're graduating soon anyway
00:13:45finish this week's specialized courses
00:13:47and leave before the school ends
00:13:49under the hostile stairs of hundreds
00:13:51i stumbled out of the auditorium
00:13:54someone held up their phone
00:13:55showing one of the screenshots from the viral post
00:13:58waving it at me
00:14:00better run
00:14:02or we'll project it on the big screen
00:14:07i broke into a frantic run
00:14:09every last shred of my dignity violated
00:14:11my foot caught on a loose piece of pavement
00:14:14i crashed down hard
00:14:16skinning my palm
00:14:18blood dripped onto the ground
00:14:20but i felt no pain
00:14:24tears streamed down my face
00:14:26as i silently talked to myself
00:14:28just hold on a little longer paulina
00:14:30hang in there
00:14:31you're leaving soon anyway
00:14:32it can't get any worse
00:14:34you're about to start over
00:14:37i had no idea this was only the beginning of the storm
00:14:43i returned to the dormitory in the afternoon
00:14:46humiliated and dejected
00:14:48in the hallway
00:14:49felicia was insulting me before a crowd
00:14:52look at her
00:14:53a slut and a disgrace to our university
00:14:55she even tried to seduce that professor for exam answers
00:15:00everyone knows what she does at night
00:15:01trash like her doesn't belong here
00:15:04she spoke with utmost spite and made things up
00:15:10watching from a distance
00:15:11i felt like i had been thrown into the snow naked
00:15:15fed up i darted over
00:15:17shoved felicia and roared hysterically
00:15:19liar i didn't do it
00:15:24seeing me
00:15:25she dashed to me with a sneer
00:15:27grabbed my hair
00:15:28and conned my head against the wall
00:15:32a thud came
00:15:33and blood was everywhere
00:15:37i felt woozy instantly
00:15:39it hurt like hell
00:15:41you didn't do it
00:15:42who cares
00:15:43felicia jeed and strutted away
00:15:45laughing
00:15:47right
00:15:48it was the rich kid's words against mine
00:15:51although it was slander
00:15:53i didn't stand a chance of winning this battle
00:16:01in the evening
00:16:02the university released a notice
00:16:04i was punished for attacking a classmate and broken campus rules
00:16:09the students present all witnessed paulina hitting felicia
00:16:13what felicia did was self-defense
00:16:15it wasn't a fight
00:16:17so paulina must apologize openly or she'll be expelled
00:16:21downstairs at the dormitory
00:16:23over 10 department directors and university leaders surrounded me and looked at me disdainfully
00:16:28holding felicia's hand
00:16:30ezekiel announced loudly
00:16:31professors
00:16:32i took felicia to the infirmary
00:16:35her achilles tendon was almost broken
00:16:37paulina's behavior was on the border of a severe assault
00:16:42i looked at him
00:16:44i couldn't believe my ears
00:16:46the hurt was unbearable
00:16:47bumped into the wall my forehead was lacerated
00:16:50the injury was plain
00:16:53anyone with eyes could see it
00:16:54it didn't take a doctor to tell them that
00:16:58on the other hand
00:17:00felicia was standing there intact
00:17:02yet i was severely assaulted
00:17:06it was absurd
00:17:07the director of their department listened to ezekiel with a grim face and said
00:17:13in this case paulina deserves harder punishment
00:17:18wait i interrupted him
00:17:20my phone camera was on when it happened
00:17:22i recorded everything
00:17:24you'll know the truth after watching the video
00:17:27the gloat on felicia's face froze
00:17:29she stomped her feet anxiously and pulled hard at ezekiel's clothes
00:17:35he patted her head gently and comforted her in a soft voice
00:17:41i'm here
00:17:42don't worry
00:17:46slowly
00:17:47he walked to the director and smiled
00:17:51sir
00:17:52i know how adept she is at video splessing and editing
00:17:55her so-called evidence is dubious
00:17:58i on the other hand can prove the attack was premeditated
00:18:02she's always jealous of felicia
00:18:04we both know the law
00:18:06i believe you value the validity of evidence more than i do
00:18:10what evidence do you have
00:18:12the director asked
00:18:14looking at me
00:18:15ezekiel said slowly
00:18:19paulina works outside the university as an escort
00:18:23felicia caught her in the act
00:18:24she's been holding a grudge since
00:18:27everyone present was dumbfounded
00:18:29the students passing by walked over
00:18:31and talked about it
00:18:32causing an uproar
00:18:35everyone look
00:18:37this is the video
00:18:39the screen displayed the muddle headed me
00:18:41snuggling in a man's arms in a dim private room of a bar
00:18:46it looked like
00:18:47i was drunk
00:18:50the man took out a wad of banknotes from his wallet
00:18:53counted them
00:18:54and put them in my school bag
00:18:58the next second felicia flung the door open pointed at them and said
00:19:02paulina
00:19:03you're such a disgrace to our university
00:19:07that was all the video showed
00:19:09it was brief
00:19:10but it turned my heart into an ice cellar
00:19:16i remembered the background of the video
00:19:18of course
00:19:19it was ezekiel's birthday several months ago
00:19:23that day he kept urging me to drink
00:19:26now i knew why
00:19:28he set me up to fabricate this video
00:19:33as much as i had seen through ezekiel
00:19:35i still felt my heart being wrung and torn
00:19:38it hurt so much i couldn't breathe
00:19:42people were pointing and calling my names
00:19:44under such humiliation
00:19:46i just wanted to run
00:19:48if only the ground would crack and give me a way out
00:19:54in the end
00:19:55i was to write a 5,000 word self-critical and apologetic letter
00:19:59and read it at the assembly
00:20:03finally
00:20:04the crowd disperted
00:20:07i was left alone
00:20:10i couldn't go to the dorm
00:20:11more humiliation would await me
00:20:16i could only go back to my apartment
00:20:19hardly had i walked out of the gate
00:20:21when a vehicle sped over from the opposite direction
00:20:23and almost hit me
00:20:29terrified i slept onto the ground
00:20:31the angry driver craned his head out of the car window and cursed
00:20:35unable to take it anymore
00:20:37i sobbed
00:20:38all this was too painful
00:20:41what was i living for anyway
00:20:44my life was meaningless
00:20:46looking through my blurry vision at the heavy traffic
00:20:49i stood up and walked toward the middle of the road
00:20:55are you out of your mind
00:20:56someone suddenly grabbed my arm
00:20:58and pulled me away from the speeding vehicles
00:21:00and into a firm chest
00:21:01a familiar refreshing scent waft into my nostrils
00:21:05what's the big deal
00:21:06you were giving up on your own life because of such a trifle
00:21:11ezekiel glossed it over
00:21:12as if the torment from a while ago was just my delusion
00:21:17pinching my cheek
00:21:17he pressed his nose against mine
00:21:20knock it off
00:21:21i'm taking you to your favorite restaurant all right
00:21:23how could he
00:21:24how could he pretend nothing had happened after hurting me deeply and making me miserable
00:21:28i broke free from him
00:21:30took several steps back
00:21:31and glared at him
00:21:32ezekiel
00:21:34are you happy now
00:21:35he shrugged
00:21:37looking relaxed
00:21:38but his face dartened
00:21:45i was only telling the truth
00:21:48you were hurting someone innocent
00:21:52i couldn't be biased in your favor just because you're my girlfriend
00:21:56the truth
00:21:57i sneered
00:21:59trembling all over with rage
00:22:01you mean the video you forged by setting me up
00:22:04you're shameless
00:22:06with a livid face
00:22:08ezekiel stared at me
00:22:09his eyes sinister
00:22:11paulina
00:22:12enough is enough
00:22:14i must have indulged you too much
00:22:17i wouldn't have released the video if you hadn't attacked aliyah like a crazy woman
00:22:24it was just a final
00:22:25would it have killed me if i had let felicia come first
00:22:28he didn't understand
00:22:30why i made such a fuss over it
00:22:34as a result
00:22:35there was still tension between felicia and her father to this day
00:22:39and there was no way to easy it
00:22:45lena you know what
00:22:47elia's mother passed away when she was little
00:22:49her stepmother is never nice to her
00:22:51her family doesn't give her birthday presents unless she does well on exams
00:22:56but you killed her hope
00:22:57she's so devastated she doesn't want to live
00:23:01why doesn't she die
00:23:02isn't it my fault
00:23:04that she don't work hard
00:23:05everyone earns what they want
00:23:07why do i have to give her what she wants
00:23:11i shouted hysterically
00:23:12unleashing the penned up anguish in my chest
00:23:15losing control
00:23:16i ran toward ezekiel and showered him with punches
00:23:21ezekiel leave me alone
00:23:22i don't want you anymore
00:23:24stay the hell out of my life with felicia
00:23:27he had never seen me in such despair
00:23:35graduation is around the corner
00:23:39even though your reputation is ruined in the law industry in san francisco
00:23:44you still have me
00:23:47i can help you get a job at my family's company
00:23:50okay
00:23:50too exhausted to argue
00:23:52i just wanted to stay away from him
00:23:55unaware of this
00:23:56ezekiel took my hand and continued
00:23:59are you done with your tantrum
00:24:00shall we go to the restaurant
00:24:03i withdrew my hand and declared
00:24:10ezekiel
00:24:10i wasn't joking
00:24:13nor was i throwing a tantrum
00:24:17let me rephrase it if you don't understand
00:24:21i'm breaking up with you
00:24:22dumbstruck
00:24:23ezekiel stared at me
00:24:24irritation tensifying inside him
00:24:26he scratched his hair irritably
00:24:28and said
00:24:29okay polina
00:24:30good for you
00:24:31you'll crawl back to me
00:24:33and ask for my forgiveness
00:24:35sooner or later
00:24:40with that
00:24:41he left
00:24:42blank minded
00:24:43i crouched and hugged my knees
00:24:45i didn't take his threat seriously
00:24:48however
00:24:49a mere few days later
00:24:50i realized that ezekiel was serious
00:24:56at the assembly
00:24:57i walked to the dawes like a zombie
00:25:00and read my letter of confession
00:25:02in a mechanical voice
00:25:06before long
00:25:07an egg was thrown at me
00:25:10then came decaying vegetable leaves
00:25:12red paint
00:25:14bottles of toilet water
00:25:16the event became chaotic
00:25:18everyone was pointing and yelling at me
00:25:26i was flustered
00:25:28even the management of the university lost control over the scene
00:25:31only then did the person who had started the tinker shouted
00:25:34apologize to mr willard or you can't graduate
00:25:37although ezekiel was just a student
00:25:39with his wealthy family as a sponsor of the university
00:25:43he was too important for any of them to trifle with
00:25:46unnerved by the scene
00:25:47one of the university's leaders said to me
00:25:49paulina what are you waiting for
00:25:51go apologize now
00:25:52don't you want your diploma
00:25:53of course i wanted my diploma
00:25:55without it i wouldn't be able to join the rodway group in new york
00:25:58and leave this hellish place
00:25:59left with no choice
00:26:01i went to the stadium and found on the basketball court
00:26:04eziel
00:26:05how will you have those people stop making trouble for me
00:26:08what do you want me to do
00:26:10i stood in front of him
00:26:11clenching my hands
00:26:16fine
00:26:16i said in a reiki voice
00:26:18i'll apologize to you
00:26:18please ask them to stop
00:26:20i said in a shaker voice
00:26:22holding at felicia in his arms
00:26:25glanced at me indifferently
00:26:28apologize
00:26:29like this
00:26:31how sincere
00:26:32felicia stood up
00:26:34pinching her nose
00:26:35she eyed the filth covered me
00:26:36and pursed her lips thromphantly
00:26:38paulina there you go
00:26:39this is your style
00:26:41it suits you perfectly
00:26:42trash belongs with trash
00:26:43don't daydream again
00:26:44then she poured the hot water
00:26:47from her thermos cup all over me
00:26:52scalded my skin was burned
00:26:53and i shrieked
00:26:54felicia slapped me across the face
00:26:56and said
00:26:56thanks to you
00:26:58my dad whipped me
00:26:59ten lashes paulina
00:27:01you think i'll forget about it
00:27:03just because you apologize
00:27:04no way
00:27:06ezekiel peered down at me
00:27:07with a wicked smile
00:27:08and crooked his fingers
00:27:09to summon his guys
00:27:13you want forgiveness
00:27:14no problem
00:27:16clean their sneakers
00:27:17looking at him silently
00:27:19i felt as if a blunt knife
00:27:20was slicing my heart
00:27:21bit by adit
00:27:22okay i'll do it
00:27:24i nodded with a bitter smile
00:27:25i turned around
00:27:26squatted down
00:27:27and cleaned the sneak ears
00:27:28with a wet napkin
00:27:29one by one
00:27:33overwhelming humiliation
00:27:34flooded my heart
00:27:35nevertheless
00:27:36this wasn't good enough
00:27:38for felina
00:27:39she pushed me forcefully
00:27:41and made me kneel
00:27:42down on your knees
00:27:44squatting
00:27:44how can you see the smerges
00:27:49finally
00:27:50the last pair
00:27:51was cleaned
00:27:52i had lost feeling
00:27:53in my knees
00:27:54okay
00:27:54i forgive you
00:27:56ezekiel said slowly
00:27:58in an apathetic voice
00:27:59now
00:28:01apologize to aliyah
00:28:02on your knees
00:28:03the whole thing
00:28:04will be over
00:28:06i raised my head
00:28:07mechanically
00:28:08i didn't know
00:28:09whether my heart
00:28:10or my knees
00:28:11irked more
00:28:13apologize to her
00:28:15not gonna happen
00:28:17i had done nothing wrong
00:28:18and felicia
00:28:19had been hurting me
00:28:20why should i apologize
00:28:23taken aback
00:28:24ezekiel looked
00:28:25at my red swollen eyes
00:28:27panic seized him again
00:28:29as it had the other night
00:28:30why not this
00:28:32paulina
00:28:32what do you want
00:28:34wise up
00:28:35remember the videos online
00:28:36you don't want to be
00:28:38stripped naked
00:28:39and act those things out
00:28:41in front of my
00:28:42basketball teammates
00:28:43do you
00:28:45don't push me
00:28:49don't push him
00:28:50i had to laugh
00:28:52i didn't do anything
00:28:53to felicia
00:28:54she slacked off
00:28:55and couldn't get full marks
00:28:56even after memorizing
00:28:57the answers
00:28:58how is it my fault
00:29:00ezekiel
00:29:00i will not
00:29:01apologize to her
00:29:03no
00:29:03never
00:29:04a loud bang came
00:29:06ezekiel smashed the bottle
00:29:08in his hand on the floor
00:29:09and hunt
00:29:10bravo
00:29:11paulina
00:29:12don't blame me
00:29:13for what i'm about to do
00:29:14you asked for it
00:29:16hardly had he finished speaking
00:29:18when the boys surrounded me
00:29:19and knocked me down
00:29:20to the floor
00:29:22wearing a sinister smile
00:29:24felina tore my clothes
00:29:25with one hand
00:29:26and struck me
00:29:27mercilily
00:29:28with a ball picker
00:29:29with her other hand
00:29:31bitch
00:29:32i'll destroy you today
00:29:37i resisted with all my strength
00:29:38and screamed
00:29:39but it was useless
00:29:40they made me bend over a stool
00:29:42on my knees
00:29:42as if chained with shackles
00:29:44i couldn't move at all
00:29:45my clothes were torn and ripped
00:29:46revealing my fair skin
00:29:48no
00:29:48get off me
00:29:50get off ezekiel
00:29:51you can't do this to me
00:29:52just then
00:29:54felina swung the ball picker
00:29:55and hit me hard in the head
00:29:57bitch
00:29:58you're too loud
00:29:59just then
00:30:00felina swung the ball picker
00:30:02and hit me hard in the head
00:30:06guys
00:30:06fun time
00:30:07take pictures of her
00:30:09my head was spinning
00:30:11kicks landed on me
00:30:12one after another
00:30:13it was excruciating
00:30:15as if my body
00:30:16were falling apart
00:30:19i wanted to hug myself
00:30:20but i couldn't budge
00:30:24fluid was coming out of my eyes
00:30:27i didn't know whether it was blood or tears
00:30:31i couldn't open my eyes
00:30:36at last
00:30:37someone grabbed my hair
00:30:38and dragged me around the court
00:30:41take pictures guys
00:30:43at paulina looks like a stray dog
00:30:46standing there
00:30:47ezekiel watched nonchariately
00:30:49he didn't stop them
00:30:51or say anything
00:30:52the trace of softness
00:30:55that surfaced
00:30:55was repressed at once
00:30:59i was too stubborn
00:31:04he thought i would stay by his side
00:31:06and forget about breaking up with him
00:31:07only if my dignity was crushed
00:31:10my consciousness became bloody
00:31:12as the pain aggravated
00:31:16everything before my eyes was turning
00:31:19it seemed i was going to die here
00:31:21in these people's hands
00:31:24ezekiel check this out
00:31:25someone got 10 000 points
00:31:27the guy just called
00:31:28and wanted you to deliver your promise
00:31:31my mind cleared up immediately
00:31:32as immense fear engulfed me
00:31:35ezekiel walked to the door
00:31:36with the others
00:31:37to learn more about the person
00:31:38who had scored 10 000 points
00:31:44this was a golden opportunity for me
00:31:46i stood up with all my might
00:31:48and ran toward the exit
00:31:51she is running
00:31:53away
00:31:54catch her
00:31:57rapid and chaotic footstamps
00:31:59came from behind me
00:32:00i ran like crazy
00:32:02when i was about to reach the exit
00:32:04i staggered from exhaustion
00:32:07and fainted
00:32:08before my lingering consciousness
00:32:10left me completely
00:32:11i seemed to hear ezekiel's
00:32:12panicky voice
00:32:13then the security guards came
00:32:15succulily it was just a fracture
00:32:17my life was out of danger
00:32:19ride smitherson returned from abroad
00:32:21in advance
00:32:22when he knew what had happened to me
00:32:24he was furious
00:32:25he knew me well
00:32:26i would never act like that
00:32:31the university leaders who had forced me to apologize
00:32:34all received a warning privately
00:32:38reet prepared my diploma quickly
00:32:40and helped me as much as he could
00:32:45when i woke up
00:32:46reet was sitting by my bed
00:32:49kid i'm sorry you've suffered so much
00:32:52i've contacted the rodway group
00:32:54you can start your job earlier
00:32:55they'll send someone to pick you up today
00:32:58tears ran down my face
00:33:03i sobbed in reet's arms
00:33:05letting out all my sadness
00:33:08three hours later
00:33:10i got on the plane bound for new york
00:33:15outside the window
00:33:16the clouds were getting thicker
00:33:18nothing could hold me back here
00:33:20a new life awaited me ahead
00:33:24during my stay in the hospital
00:33:26the school had staff stationed at my room around the clock
00:33:29keeping outsiders at bay
00:33:35with ribe's intervention
00:33:36many students came forward
00:33:38and admitted that i didn't attack felicia in the hallway that day
00:33:41because the incident involved an injured student
00:33:44the school handled it privately
00:33:46and did not announce the outcome
00:33:48in the apartment
00:33:49ezekiel had been on edge all day
00:33:52ever since he watched me fall down the stairs
00:33:55nightmares of me lying in a pool of blood
00:33:58plagued him every night
00:34:00his heart throbbed painfully
00:34:02like it was rotting from the inside
00:34:04he tried calling me
00:34:05but my phone was turned off
00:34:12he even went to the hospital to see me
00:34:15but the teachers blocked him at the door
00:34:21later he heard that i had left the hospital
00:34:24yet i never sought him out
00:34:26and nobody knew where i had gone
00:34:28as if i had vanished into thin air
00:34:31ezekiel's fidgetness escalated
00:34:33into full-blown panic
00:34:34because he knew i had no one to rely on in san francisco
00:34:38besides this apartment and the school dorm
00:34:40i had no place to stay
00:34:42he was desperate to find me
00:34:44though even he couldn't explain why
00:34:46just then the doorbell rang
00:34:49ezekiel's heart leaped with joy
00:34:51he rose and sprinted for the door
00:34:54his calf slammed into the coffee table
00:34:56and the pain doubled him over
00:34:58but he clenched his teeth and staggered on
00:35:00to his shock
00:35:02the person standing outside the door was felina
00:35:05she pouted
00:35:06tears welling in her eyes
00:35:09ezekiel
00:35:10i have no idea
00:35:11what that bitch paulina did
00:35:13to turn the whole school against
00:35:16you're accusing me of framing her
00:35:18i can't face this alone
00:35:19i need your help
00:35:21as she spoke
00:35:22she threw herself into ezekiel's arms
00:35:27in the past ezekiel would always relent
00:35:29and take care of everything for her
00:35:31but this time
00:35:33he stood momentless
00:35:35gazing at the beautiful girl in front of him
00:35:37yet all he could think of
00:35:39was that diaphiled face of me
00:35:41as radiant and stunning as a fiery rose
00:35:47he gently pulled felina's hands away
00:35:49and said
00:35:53elia
00:35:54you should go
00:35:55i still have other things to deal with
00:35:59felia was stunned
00:36:02she stubbly gripped his hands
00:36:04her voice sharp
00:36:09ezekiel
00:36:09you're not abandoning me are you
00:36:12you promised you would always look out for me
00:36:14how can you go back on your word
00:36:17how can you leave me high and dry
00:36:19if my dad hears those lies
00:36:22he'll beat me to death
00:36:24felicia was guilt tricking him again
00:36:28for the first time
00:36:30ezekiel could commiserate with me
00:36:33and i was
00:36:34he could not understand
00:36:35what right felicia had
00:36:37to use her misfortunes as a weapon
00:36:39and him to her will
00:36:42yet he didn't say anything
00:36:44and patiently soothed her
00:36:47all right elia
00:36:48go home
00:36:50just give me some time
00:36:52i promise i'll handle it okay
00:36:55hearing him
00:36:56felicia finally simmered down
00:36:59and left reluctantly
00:37:00as ezekiel watched her disappear into the elevator
00:37:04he breathed out a long sigh
00:37:07a dull pain still lingered in his calf
00:37:11once again
00:37:12a wave of frustration weighed on his heart
00:37:19ezekiel could no longer stay at home
00:37:25he grabbed his phone
00:37:26threw on a coat
00:37:27and headed out
00:37:28walking into his favorite bar
00:37:29he was immediately greeted by a ruckus
00:37:33but the moment he saw the person being teased
00:37:35his jaw dropped
00:37:41amid the red and green lights of the bar
00:37:44a man and a woman were passionately kissing
00:37:51they were felina and ezekiel's best friend
00:37:53it was also him who first suggested that ezielli design a link targeting me
00:37:58so now he knew i would be completely ruined socially
00:38:01all to vent felicia's anger
00:38:10everyone applauded
00:38:11and the sound of whistles was deafening
00:38:14the lively atmosphere seemed to ignite the air around them
00:38:18but ezekiel felt as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cave
00:38:23at that moment the kiss ended
00:38:26felina raised her bottle and shouted to the crowd
00:38:32order whatever you want tonight
00:38:35ezekiel the idiot will pay for everything
00:38:38someone laughed and asked
00:38:44elia aren't you the one
00:38:45who likes ezekiel the most
00:38:48aren't you afraid he'll get angry if he finds out you that
00:38:54unexpectedly felicia sneered out loud
00:38:57angry
00:38:58am i supposed to be afraid of him getting angry
00:39:01now that paulina that bitch is gone
00:39:04he's completely useless to me
00:39:07he really thinks i like him
00:39:09to hell with him
00:39:10arrogant and conceited
00:39:12he's not even the first insare of the willard family
00:39:15yet he acts like he's some treasure
00:39:20i only used him to deal with paulina
00:39:22that annoying bitch
00:39:25everyone burst into laughter
00:39:34the sharp laughter pierced ezekiel's heart like a sword
00:39:38but the conversation did not end
00:39:41felicia drunk
00:39:42raised her bottle and climbed onto the table
00:39:46boasting
00:39:49do you know why ezekiel has always been so good to me
00:39:53everyone was intrigued and corred
00:39:56go fight
00:40:02felicia raised her hand to her mouth in a mysterious gesture
00:40:06as if she was about to whisper
00:40:09her voice did not lower at all
00:40:11because he thinks that three years ago at twin peaks
00:40:15the person who saved him was me
00:40:19me
00:40:22actually
00:40:23it wasn't me at all
00:40:25he would never imagine that it was paulina
00:40:29but that woman pretends to be so noble
00:40:32so i just borrowed the title of savior for myself
00:40:37ezekiel was completely stunned
00:40:39standing there in a daze
00:40:42unable to recover for a long time
00:40:45three years ago
00:40:46he had been tricked into going up the mountain
00:40:48only to fall into a trap set early in the morning
00:40:52his legs were severely injured
00:40:54and he could not move
00:40:57almost dying in the forest
00:40:59a girl had saved him
00:41:01using her frail shoulders to carry him down the mountain
00:41:03and take him to the hospital
00:41:06when he opened his eyes
00:41:08at felicia was sitting beside him
00:41:14i was the one who saved him
00:41:16but in fact
00:41:17she was nothing but a shameless imposter
00:41:24and ezekiel had been used by her
00:41:26personally hurting his true savior
00:41:32as ezekiel felt like he was going insane
00:41:34he grabbed a nearby bottle of liquor
00:41:37and rushed it at felicia
00:41:38who was still laughing
00:41:39he smashed it hard against her head
00:41:41blood mixed with the liquor dripped down
00:41:44and she screamed
00:41:45clutching her head
00:41:51when she saw ezekiel clearly
00:41:53all color instantly drained from her face
00:41:58zek
00:42:01let me explain
00:42:03it's not what you think
00:42:04i drank too much
00:42:06i was talking nonsense
00:42:07really just nonsense
00:42:10ezekiel's eyes were cold and fierce
00:42:12like a ghost crawling out of hell
00:42:14he stepped forward
00:42:15grabbed her hair
00:42:17and forced her face up to look at him
00:42:23felina
00:42:24answer me
00:42:25who was the one who saved me back then
00:42:29felicia had never seen ezieo like this before
00:42:32and was completely terrified
00:42:33her tears and snot mixed with the blood on her head
00:42:37dirty and smeared all over her cheeks
00:42:42it was paulina
00:42:44but zek
00:42:45i really like you
00:42:47i lied because i wanted to be with you
00:42:52ezekiel looked coldly at the woman in front of him
00:42:55whose mouth was full of lies
00:42:57and threw her heart onto the ground
00:42:59the guests around were all stunned
00:43:01and when they saw it was ezekiel
00:43:03they even didn't dare to breathe
00:43:07the person who had just kissed felicia's legs went weak
00:43:10and knelted on the ground
00:43:14ezekiel
00:43:15i was wrong
00:43:16it was this woman who seduced you
00:43:18please forgive me
00:43:19ezekiel coldly curled his lips
00:43:22his eyes were filled with extreme cruelty
00:43:28forgive you
00:43:31how could you do that after you risked your life so recklessly
00:43:36ezekiel left the bar
00:43:40he searched frantically through every place i might have gone but found nothing
00:43:46in the end
00:43:47exhausted
00:43:48he collapsed on the playground
00:43:52staring blankly at the field across from him
00:43:54his heart ached
00:43:56as if it were being cruelly squeezed by a pair of invisible hands
00:44:06he collapsed in agony on the pavement nearby
00:44:14tears streaming controllably down his face
00:44:17as he called out again and again
00:44:19lena
00:44:20lena
00:44:20where are you
00:44:22please
00:44:23come out and see me
00:44:25will you
00:44:25i was wrong
00:44:32i truly knew i was wrong
00:44:37the students passing by all looked at him as if he were some kind of monster
00:44:41they pointed and talked about him
00:44:47ezekiel did not know how much time had passed before he finally dried his eyes
00:44:51numbly he got up
00:44:53took out his phone and dialed a number
00:45:00donate two million dollars to the university of san francisco
00:45:03have them thoroughly investigate how felicia obtained the final exam questions in advance and cheated
00:45:09and also investigate her framing of classmates and her extremely vicious acts of campus bullying
00:45:15hand the case over to the judicial authorities and expel her from school
00:45:21also help me find someone
00:45:24even if you have to dig three feet into the ground
00:45:27you must find her
00:45:30ezekiel returned to his apartment
00:45:31deleted all the back-end data of that post
00:45:34then opened the campus forum published a statement
00:45:38and lay down on the big bed that no longer carried any trace of paulina
00:45:42breathing greedily
00:45:46he tried in vain to find even the slightest trace
00:45:50but there was nothing
00:45:53he did not sleep at all that night
00:45:55the next day the campus forum of the university of san francisco exploded
00:46:00the top trending news was ezekiel's statement
00:46:04i am ezekiel from the law department also paulina's boyfriend
00:46:09i was the one who framed paulina and used our intimate photos taken during our normal relationship
00:46:14to create the viral post online
00:46:15in fact she never did any of the things reported in the news
00:46:21immediately after was the disciplinary decision regarding felicia
00:46:31felicia from the law department for bribing teachers before the exam
00:46:35cheating and committing severe campus bullying
00:46:38is ordered to withdraw and is expelled from the university
00:46:41the legal issues involved will be further handed over to the relevant authorities for processing
00:46:47for a time the entire university of san francisco was in an uproar
00:46:52the students who had once hurt me were all in a panic afraid of retaliation
00:47:02others just as they had once cursed me now turned all their anger towards felicia
00:47:09when felicia packed her things and was taken away from the school by the veil family
00:47:13everyone hurled ridicule and insults at her no one knew who threw the first bottle but soon a barrage
00:47:20of trash and debris was thrown at her you get out of the university of san francisco you're nothing
00:47:25but a troublemaker go to hell it's all because of you that paulina left the school i still had so
00:47:30many case studies i wanted to ask her about felicia covered her head and fled in panic
00:47:37but she knew very well that an even more brutal storm from the villic family was waited for her
00:47:46as she walked out the school gate as a carny happened to be coming in
00:47:54she rushed over in tears melt at his feet and clung tightly to his pant leg
00:48:01zek please save me i know i was wrong i really know i was wrong please save me
00:48:10ezekiel lifted his foot and kicked her hard to the ground his eyes devoid of any warmth
00:48:22felicia i was the one who asked the school to deal with you strictly so how could i possibly save
00:48:27you
00:48:31and by the way i just spoke to your father on the phone and told him that i
00:48:36the useless second young master of the willard family wanted him to teach you a good lesson
00:48:46do you think it will work
00:48:49when felicia heard this her whole body trembled like a leaf all the color drained from her face
00:48:55and her eyes rolled back as she fainted on the spot
00:49:00the plane landed at jfk airport i followed behind the staff of the rodway group walking quickly toward
00:49:07the parking lot i felt a bit excited but even more uneasy
00:49:15the rodway group in new york was an existence that even the willard family in san francisco could not
00:49:21compare to and their legal department was famously known as the strongest on earth
00:49:31of course i did not doubt my own abilities but i worried whether my future work and life would go
00:49:37smoothly and whether my boss would appreciate my working style lost in my thoughts i failed to see
00:49:43the road ahead and accidentally bumped straight into a broad chest
00:49:47i looked up in surprise just about to apologize when i saw a familiar gentle smile
00:49:59kieran
00:50:03kieran rodway was my direct senior and also the one who had partnered with me to win the san francisco
00:50:09legal
00:50:09model competition three years in a row after he graduated last year we had not seen each other
00:50:15again had he really come to new york wait a minute kieran rodway rodway kieran looked at me with amusement
00:50:23as my expression changed several times and as the confusion in my eyes gradually turned to surprise
00:50:29he finally spoke
00:50:32paulina you are as observant and analytical as ever
00:50:36that's right i am your new boss the president of the rodway group welcome to my world i looked up
00:50:45staring at him in a daze the last bit of coldness in my heart completely melted away in that dazzling
00:50:52smile
00:50:54kieran must have learned about my situation and taken the initiative to ask ret reaching out to help me
00:51:00just when i was about to fall into utter despair
00:51:06at this moment my eyes turned red and only one voice remained in my heart
00:51:14kieran it was truly wonderful to see you thank you
00:51:19in the following half year my work in the rodway group's legal department made me feel as if i had
00:51:25come back to life
00:51:29i quickly developed perfect rapport with my colleagues everyone here was as easy to get along
00:51:35with as kieran and they often teased me paulina if you keep this up us old folks will be outshined
00:51:43by you but as the new generation surpasses the old seeing such outstanding newcomers we feel comforted
00:51:51with you in the rodway group's legal department we are all at ease about its future
00:51:59kieran also often found various reasons to come see me showing concern and care everyone noticed what
00:52:06was going on so they deliberately left us space to be alone intentionally helping us along
00:52:13that day the legal department had a dinner gathering to everyone's surprise kieran the big boss also
00:52:21attended he sat right next to me listening to everyone's conversation throughout the evening
00:52:27not saying much himself but taking care of those around him at just the right moments
00:52:35i turned to look at him and was immediately startled by the burning intensity in his deep eyes
00:52:41i quickly looked away my heart pounding like a drum after the gathering ended kieran as usual drove me
00:52:49downstairs as i pushed open the car door to get out i blurted out almost involuntarily
00:52:55would you like to come up for some tea i have the green tea you like we started kissing as
00:53:01soon as we
00:53:01entered the elevator fueled by the alcohol i poured out the last bit of concern i had been hiding in
00:53:07my heart kieran i'm not the same pure polina i used to be you my words were completely sealed by
00:53:15his kiss
00:53:17he kissed me even more fiercely than before stealing my breath
00:53:24lena i loved you i loved you since college
00:53:30i loved you
00:53:34for the three years i knew you
00:53:37and every day after i left
00:53:39i regretted not confessing earlier
00:53:42but at that time my family was in the middle of internal strife
00:53:46i couldn't give you a future i thought i would wait until everything settled down to find you
00:53:53but by then someone else was already by your side
00:54:02finally when we reached the door kieran suddenly stopped
00:54:05kieran pressed me against the door breathing heavily
00:54:11lena i'm giving you one last chance will you be with me i don't care about your past i just
00:54:17feel
00:54:17sorry for you but let me tell you once you're with me breaking up is not allowed
00:54:27i'm very possessive i can't stand you leaving again yes before he could finish i spoke first
00:54:34i want to i want to be with you
00:54:41our passion ignited instantly it was unstoppable we moved from the doorway to the living room
00:54:48from the sofa to the balcony from the bedroom to the bathroom again and again over and over
00:54:57insatiable and tireless
00:55:02when the surging tide finally calmed the sky was already turning pale kieran held me in his arms and
00:55:09gently kissed the top of my head lena i love you on the other side after ezekiel graduated and left
00:55:20school he joined the willard group
00:55:29he was like a furious trapped beast that had lost its way turning all of san francisco upside down
00:55:39he even mobilized all the connections the willard family had accumulated over the years both in the
00:55:46underworld and the upper world among all walks of life and set a reward of 10 million dollars but his
00:55:53hopes were still dashed he planted informants everywhere at the docks stations and airports
00:56:01from the initial notices to the current city with search i once again became the talk of san francisco
00:56:08my photos kept spreading and the information was repeatedly filtered
00:56:17but after a full six months i still could not be found it was as if paulina had vanished into
00:56:23thin air
00:56:23from ezekiel's world late at night ezekiel did not return to the willard family villa but still lived in
00:56:29the apartment where he and paulina had spent so much time together he sat at the bedside downed an entire
00:56:35bottle of strong liquor and let his tears fall silently in half a year he had lost four pounds becoming
00:56:42so
00:56:42haggard and dispirited that he seemed like a different person he stared fixedly at my photo
00:56:46still on his phone confusion flashing in his eyes before it turned into obsession
00:56:54i won't give up lena even if i have to go to heaven or hell no matter what the cost
00:57:00i will find you
00:57:06thinking of this he dialed his assistant again make arrangements starting tomorrow expand the search
00:57:12to the mainland and raise the reward to 20 million dollars after speaking he thought for a moment and then
00:57:17asked
00:57:20how is felicia is she dead yet since graduating and joining the willard group
00:57:28apart from work and searching for me the most important thing for him was taking revenge on felicia
00:57:35after she was bailed out of prison she was beaten and scolded by her father every day
00:57:40with not a single uninjured spot left on her body
00:57:46but ezekiel still felt it was not enough
00:57:49tell mr veal send her to mexico and i'll let him handle the south bay project
00:57:57three days later a shocking murder case broke out in san francisco
00:58:06miss felicia of the veal family poised in the food causing the deaths of all 15 members of the veal
00:58:11family and she is now on the run
00:58:18the assistant held a tablet and reported to ezekiel at his desk constantly observing his reaction out of
00:58:25the corner of his eye on the run as ezekiel slammed his fist on the desk what are those useless
00:58:33people
00:58:34doing they can't find lina and now and now they've let felicia escape too catch her send her to the
00:58:42police
00:58:43hire the best lawyers i want her to never leave prison for the rest of her life
00:58:51as soon as he finished speaking the door to his office was suddenly pushed open a person dressed
00:58:56as a cleaner walked in and before ezekiel could react pulled out a gun and fired at him bang at
00:59:02the moment the gunshot rang out ezekiel was shot in the chest the tremendous impact made him stagger
00:59:08and fall to the ground blood gushing out instantly the cleaner also took off her mask
00:59:13revealing felicia's scarred face and charged at him viciously ready to fire another shot the assistant
00:59:18reacted quickly grabbing the marble stand nearby and smashing it hard against her head
00:59:25with that blow her brains splattered everywhere
00:59:31the handgun fell to the ground and she collapsed in a pool of blood
00:59:39the blood flowing from her body snaked forward mixing with ezekiel's
00:59:45ezekiel's vision darkened the pain and blood loss blurring his sight
00:59:49before losing consciousness he was still thinking what bad luck getting myself stained with her blood
00:59:57felina was imprisoned and sentenced to life in prison
01:00:03ezekiel was hospitalized with serious injuries
01:00:07after a full day and night of emergency treatment his life was barely saved however his limbs and body
01:00:14were still affected and he could only sit in a wheelchair for the time being
01:00:20Ezekiel's grandfather, Peter Willard, heard that there was a sanatorium in New York
01:00:25specializing in severe paralysis cases like his, and immediately arranged for him to be
01:00:32transferred there by private jet. Yet during the long rehabilitation, Ezekiel simply could not calm
01:00:39his mind to cooperate with the treatment. His heart and thoughts were filled with the hope
01:00:43of finding me as soon as possible. On this day, his assistant pushed him out of the sanatorium
01:00:50for a walk in the marina district, and a couple walking hand in hand nearby instantly stung his
01:00:56eyes. He looked at me and Kylan. I held a large bouquet of roses in my arms, leaning against Kylan.
01:01:12Kylan. Unconsciously, Ezekiel's heart skipped a beat. But then, it sank heavily. For at Kieran's
01:01:21face was all too familiar to him.
01:01:27Kieran, president of the Broadway group in New York. Kieran appeared on the front page of financial
01:01:32news every day, and a single word from him could cause a financial earthquake in the country.
01:01:36Kieran had also once been a prodigy in the law department at the University of San Francisco,
01:01:42a top student. No wonder, no matter how many methods Ezekiel used or how much money he offered
01:01:48as a reward, he could never find me. It turned out that someone had protected me well, completely
01:01:53sheltering me under his invincible wings. Izayel, who had once feared nothing and commanded the winds
01:01:58and clouds at the University of San Francisco and throughout San Francisco, for the first time felt
01:02:04uncontrollable fear in front of the one he loved. I already had another lover. Healthy, successful in
01:02:10his career, academically outstanding. Each quality so exceptional that ordinary people could only look
01:02:16up to him. Even Ezekiel himself had to admit that he simply could not compare to Kieran. It was not
01:02:22until my figure gradually disappeared into the distance that he, like a stranded fish, clinged to
01:02:27the armpit of his wheelchair and gasped for breath. The assistant saw everything and tentatively asked,
01:02:32Mr. Willard, why be flying out to Mrs. Quincy? Ezekiel let out a self-mocking laugh, and as he spoke,
01:02:39tears welled up in his eyes. In the past six months, he had almost shed all the tears of his
01:02:44life, all for
01:02:45me. Call out to her? On what grounds? Because I've become a cripple? Or because that man with a flick
01:03:06of
01:03:06his finger could make all my efforts over the past six months amount to nothing, leaving me unable to
01:03:12find a single trace of Lena? He was not discouraged. He hated himself. After returning, Ezekiel began
01:03:22to have an intense revelation in Regine. He trained like a madman, as if he wanted to exhaust himself
01:03:30to death on the rehabilitation equipment. Finally, on the day he could stand up on his own again,
01:03:38he went to the building of the Rodway Group and waited quietly in his car. He waited until nightfall,
01:03:45as groups of employees left the company.
01:03:52Only then did that familiar figure finally appear at the entrance.
01:04:01I carried my laptop bag, looked exhaustedly toward the exit of the underground parking lot,
01:04:07and slowly walked to the roadside. Ezekiel opened the car door and finally called out my name.
01:04:13Lena
01:04:15I had lost weight, but my complexion was remarkably good.
01:04:20My fair skin still glowed with a moist radiance under the moonlight, tinged with a faint blush.
01:04:27Yet my gaze showed not the slightest ripple, unusually calm. Those lively eyes, now unperturbed,
01:04:36resembled a deep, bottomless cold pool, without joy or sorrow, love or hate.
01:04:44Instead, they reflected his current embarrassment and agitation with even greater clarity.
01:04:53That look was clearly directed at a stranger. Ezekiel suddenly recalled every late night in the past,
01:05:01when my heart and eyes had been filled with his presence. Now, however, I was so distant and indifferent.
01:05:14Lina
01:05:16He spoke with a hossy voice, cautiously.
01:05:20I've been looking for you for so long.
01:05:23I even went to the hospital to see you, but I was blocked every time.
01:05:27I called you countless times, from your phone being turned off at first to eventually being disconnected.
01:05:34I
01:05:36Ezekiel was somewhat incoherent.
01:05:38He was too agitated and too fearful. He was terrified I would disappear again.
01:05:45I'm sorry I miss you so much.
01:05:48I really miss you.
01:05:50For more than half a year, not a moment passed without me thinking of you, searching for you.
01:05:59I found out the person who saved me on the mountain was you.
01:06:03Lina, I was wrong.
01:06:06It was because Felicia lied to me, saying she was the one who saved me, that I helped her hurt
01:06:11you.
01:06:11I finally lifted my eyes and looked directly at him.
01:06:16But it was not because I was moved.
01:06:19It was because, behind him, Kieran's car had already driven out of the underground garage and was approaching slowly.
01:06:27Yet this reaction, in Ezekiel's eyes, took on a different meaning.
01:06:34He was greatly encouraged and continued.
01:06:38I've already punished myself.
01:06:40I had the hacker delete the link from the push notification, and at school, I also did things for you.
01:06:46However, he did not finish his sentence.
01:06:50I suddenly smiled, waved behind him, and walked around him, leaving straight away.
01:06:59I did not leave a single word.
01:07:02Ezekiel watched my departing figure, and involuntarily pressed his thin lips together.
01:07:08He hurried forward, trying to grab my arm.
01:07:12Lina, don't go. I still have something to say.
01:07:19However, just as he was about to touch me, the car door nearby slowly opened.
01:07:24Keenan stepped out and tightly embraced me.
01:07:27Mr. Willard.
01:07:28It's not very appropriate for you to cumulically pestle my girlfriend.
01:07:32At what my place is, is it?
01:07:34Kieran's expression was indifferent, without any emotion.
01:07:37In contrast, at Ezekiel's face was filled with urgency and panic.
01:07:40Kieran used his tall figure to shield me behind him, his eyes carrying an undisguised warning.
01:07:46Ezekiel quickly calmed down, his brows tightly frowned as he sized up the cold and stern man before him, refusing
01:07:52to back down.
01:07:53Mr. Rod Bay.
01:07:54This is between Lina and me.
01:07:56It has nothing to do with you.
01:07:58He was confident that as long as he sincerely apologized, I would surely forgive him.
01:08:03After all, I had loved him so deeply.
01:08:05However, at Kieran, Rodway let out a low laugh.
01:08:10Out Lina's matters are my matters.
01:08:12Besides, do you need me to remind you what you've done?
01:08:15If I were you, I'd wish to smash my head and die.
01:08:20He took a deep breath before continuing.
01:08:22The Willard family is truly unfortunate to have a son like you.
01:08:25If you keep pestering Lina, I won't mind having your family come over to properly enforce the family rules.
01:08:31There was already a hint of threat in Kieran's words, but at Ezimiel Willard did not care at all.
01:08:35Even if you can use your power to force me back, you can't change the fact that's most beloved person
01:08:41is always me.
01:08:42I made mistakes.
01:08:43I can punish myself however I want, but I will never give up on her.
01:08:49Kieran Rodway, do you dare to compete with me fairly?
01:08:53Oui.
01:08:54He did not finish his sentence as I suddenly interrupted him.
01:08:57Ezie Kiel, there's no need to compete.
01:09:01Both men looked at me at the same time.
01:09:03The person I love now is at Kieran.
01:09:06No one can compete with him.
01:09:08As for you, I feel utterly disgusted and regretful for ever loving you.
01:09:14That is the greatest shame of my life!
01:09:16Ezekiel was struck, as if by lightning.
01:09:19He staggered back several steps, almost collapsing to the ground in embarrassment.
01:09:23It was as if all his strength had been instantly drained from his body,
01:09:26and even maintaining the last bit of dignity was becoming a luxury.
01:09:30Impossible.
01:09:33I don't believe it.
01:09:34You clearly love me so much, you said you would love me for your whole life.
01:09:41Lina, this joke isn't funny at all.
01:09:43I was wrong.
01:09:44I really was wrong.
01:09:45Please forgive me.
01:09:47Don't be so cruel to me.
01:09:48I swear.
01:09:50I will spend the rest of my life making up for what I owe you.
01:09:53I won't let you suffer any more harm.
01:09:56I'm begging you, Lina, don't treat me like this.
01:09:59As he spoke, he reached out to grab my hand, but his hand was slapped away harshly.
01:10:04I looked at him coldly, my eyes completely unherherbed.
01:10:08Ezekiel, go back.
01:10:09Your very presence makes me sick.
01:10:12If you truly feel sorry for me, then please get out of my world completely and never bother me again.
01:10:19In the days that followed, I briefly regained a period of peace.
01:10:24On this day, I was invited to Columbia University to participate in a month-long teaching seminar.
01:10:30The transition from student to teacher felt novel to me,
01:10:33and the gloom that Ezekiel had cast over my mood was swept away.
01:10:37After the first day ended, a student ran over and said,
01:10:40Miss Quincy, there's someone waiting for you outside the lecture hall.
01:10:44He's a very handsome man.
01:10:46I thought it was Kieran, so I quickly packed my things and ran outside.
01:10:50I had to admit that I was relying and more and more on Kyron.
01:10:53No matter what I did, I wanted to share my feelings with him first.
01:10:57But when I saw At Ezekiel standing before me, all the blood in my body turned cold.
01:11:02He really was like a lingering ghost.
01:11:04I turned to leave, but At Ezekiel caught up with me in a few quick steps.
01:11:08He hugged me tightly from behind.
01:11:10His eyes filled with obsessive emotion.
01:11:13Don't go, Lina. Let's talk, please.
01:11:16I really can't live without you.
01:11:18I know you've been wronged, so why don't you hit me?
01:11:20Use a knife, or a stick, anything you want.
01:11:24Even if you want to kill me, that's fine.
01:11:27Just don't ignore me, please.
01:11:29Since you left, I haven't had a single good night's sleep.
01:11:32It took me so long to find you, but now there's another man by your side.
01:11:37Do you know I'm about to lose my mind?
01:11:39I felt a wave of nausea rise in my heart.
01:11:42During those days when I couldn't control my feelings for him,
01:11:45when I hoped he would give me a little love,
01:11:47I had imagined countless times that he would truly love me.
01:11:50But from beginning to end, all he gave me was cruel hurt.
01:11:55From the moment I walked out of the campus, the Paulina of the past had already died.
01:12:00I had died on on the basketball court on the third floor of the school gymnasium.
01:12:04I broke free from Ezekiel's embrace with disgust, looked at him indifferently, and spoke coldly.
01:12:10Ezekiel, if you keep pestering me, I'm going to call the police.
01:12:14Ezekiel's eyes suddenly turned red.
01:12:16He had searched for me for such a long time, and never once had he thought about giving up.
01:12:21He ignored my resistance, trapping me tightly with his arms, and tried to kiss my ear and hair.
01:12:26Lena, please don't treat me like this.
01:12:30Didn't we agree to get married after graduation?
01:12:32I can marry you right now. I've already bought the engagement ring.
01:12:36You left me without a word, and I really corned me with this.
01:12:39Are you still blaming me?
01:12:41I know I'm sorry I didn't understand my own heart, but I really will change.
01:12:45His hot breath poured over the back of my ear, made me so uncomfortable that my hair stood on Ed,
01:12:50but his disgusting behavior continued.
01:12:52I know you've already found out about the pushlink thing. I admit I did it.
01:12:56But now I've erased them all. Even the ones others got, I destroyed them with one click.
01:13:01I was so furious that I shook. I bit at Ezekiel's arm hard, and while he was in pain,
01:13:06I quickly turned around and saw him hard across the face.
01:13:09Ezekiel, no matter what you do to make up for it, I will never love you again.
01:13:14In my eyes, you are a complete bastard. You disgust me. You make me hate you.
01:13:18And even hearing your name makes me sick.
01:13:23To me, the at Paulina of the past died long ago, died at the University of San Francisco,
01:13:29died in your abuse and harm.
01:13:31What gives you the right to ask for my forgiveness? Why should I come back? Just because you regret it!
01:13:37Tell me, why?
01:13:39Early spring in New York was still a bit coley, and I curled up my body. Then, as if I
01:13:44remembered
01:13:44something, I slowly rolled up my sleeve. The exposed skin was covered with crisis crossing scars. Who knew
01:13:50how many years it would take to fully heal, or perhaps it would never heal at all. I pointed at
01:13:55those
01:13:55scars and said word by word, Ezekiel, these are your crimes, and they will never be erased.
01:14:01You should stay as far away from me as possible. If you had even a shred of guilt,
01:14:06you wouldn't be so self-righteous as to harass my hard-won peaceful life and make it a mess again.
01:14:12You are just so selfish and shameless.
01:14:17Ezekiel stood frozen in place, unable to move for a long time.
01:14:21Kieran suddenly launched an attack. Kieran precisely targeted all the projects of the
01:14:26Willard family. The family crisis was all because Ezekiel went to harass someone else's girlfriend.
01:14:32Peter was furious and immediately sent people to bring him Welkai, but Ezekiel seemed bewitched and
01:14:37would still sneak off to New York. Although Kieran had already arranged bodyguards around me,
01:14:42they would drive him away before he could get close. Yet he only wanted to see me from afar.
01:14:47It was only at this very moment that Ot Ezekiel finally understood the inexplicable panic that had
01:14:53suddenly arisen in his heart back then. It turned out that from that time on, he had been afraid of
01:14:58losing me. He had also become clearly aware that his actions might make it impossible to win my back.
01:15:05So I was right. He deserved it. He was shameless. He knew the outcome but still did it,
01:15:10simply because he was convinced my love would never change. He publicly announced his separation from
01:15:15the Willard family, gave up all inheritance rights, and stayed alone in New York. He could not succeed
01:15:21in anything in New York, because Kieran's people were always watching him. So he could only take odd
01:15:26jobs everywhere, living a miserable life. All just to catch a glimpse of Paulina from time to time.
01:15:33On the day I got married, Ezekiel waited early in the grass outside the Rodway mansion.
01:15:37He watched helplessly as I gave my hand to Kieran. He went mad. He rushed back to his rented room
01:15:43and
01:15:43stabbed himself again and again. Just before losing consciousness, he dialed the emergency center and
01:15:49said,
01:15:52Please, I'm about to die. Please let me see Lina. Just let me see her one more time, please.
01:15:58When woke up again, he was already laying in a ward at New York Pristerion Hospital. He had previously
01:16:04suffered a gunshot wound, and his body had long been severely weakened. After this ordeal,
01:16:09he seemed completely broken. I filed a lawsuit against him. I personally served as my own attorney,
01:16:15accusing him of violating citizens' privacy, distributing obscene materials, intentional injury,
01:16:21and several other charges. In court, I fought wore my lawyer's robe, spoke clearly and logically,
01:16:27and spurred novitically presented all the evidence in detail. Over the years, I had never given up
01:16:33seeking justice for myself. Now that I was married, I had the strongest support and no longer had any
01:16:38worries. And the chain of evidence was finally completely intact. Ezekiel did not hire a lawyer,
01:16:44nor did he apply to defend himself. He cooperated silently with all the procedures. He pleaded guilty
01:16:49in court and would not appeal. He was subsequently convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to seven years in prison.
01:16:57On the day he entered prison, Ezekiel knelt on the ground and begged the prison guard to let him see
01:17:02me.
01:17:02But I replied, you will never see me again in this lifetime. Seven years had passed in the blink of
01:17:09an
01:17:09eye. I had given birth to a daughter named Emily Roadway. I gently raised the high old, nurturing her to
01:17:14be independent and optimist, my heart overflowing with Fortis eyes. Kieran accompanied me back to San
01:17:20Francisco to pay respects to my mother. The three of us bowed before the gravestone. Mom, I am very happy
01:17:28now. My family is harmonious and blissful. All the pain from the past, I have already forgotten.
01:17:35Please rest assured. Emily hopped around, earnestly wiping the gravestone for her grandmother,
01:17:40her little face shrouded in solemnity. With her childish voice, she said,
01:17:45Grandma! I will take good care of Mom, so don't worry! Kieran and I were amused and burst into laughter.
01:17:53It was not until the sun slanted west and the cemetery was about to close that the three of us,
01:17:59left hand in hand. We did not notice that, not far away in the bushes, two pairs of eyes were
01:18:05watching us,
01:18:05one burning with intensity, the other cold and sinister. Before returning to New York,
01:18:11I visited the University of San Francisco to see Reet. Seeing Reet, whose hair had long since turned
01:18:17white, my eyes could not help but grow moister. Mr. Smithison, there is something I have never told
01:18:22you all these years. I came here today, especially to tell you, thank you. Truly, thank you. If you
01:18:29hadn't contacted Kieran back then, there would be no Paulina today. You are like a second parent to me!
01:18:35Reet was moved to tears as well and we talked for quite a while. When I left, it was already
01:18:40noon,
01:18:40the students had gone to lunch, and there were not many people on campus. I walked alone along
01:18:45the familiar path, and a message from Kieran popped up on my phone. My work is finished,
01:18:50and I am almost at the University of San Francisco. I smiled softly, my face full of tenderness. Just then,
01:18:57a figure suddenly darted out from behind a tree, blocking my way. Paulina! After all these years,
01:19:05I have finally waited for you. I looked up and saw at Felicia. I was utterly shocked,
01:19:09and took two steps back, my eyes wide with caution. Weren't you sentenced to life imprisonment?
01:19:15How are you here? Felicia let out a bitter laugh, her voice completely horny. Inside,
01:19:20I lived a life of utter darkness. Tortured until I developed cancer. So I applied for medical parole.
01:19:31Also, I could find a chance before I die to drag you to hell with me! I kept retreating,
01:19:36trying hard to stay calm. Felicia, I never wronged you. In fact, you have always hurt me. Why do you
01:19:43hate me so much? Felicia's eyes glinted with ferocity. The knife in her hand waved ceaselessly.
01:19:50Of course I hate you! You are an orphan. You should have lived like a worm in the mud.
01:19:57So why are you better than me in every way? You were always top of the class. Teachers liked you,
01:20:02and even when you went hiking, you managed to save the youngest son of the most powerful Willard family
01:20:07in San Francisco. Why, Paulina, why is your luck so good? How could I not hate you? I just want
01:20:15to
01:20:15destroy you to make you fall into the abyss with me! With that, she lunged straight at me with the
01:20:20knife.
01:20:23Just as the sharp blade was about to pierce my body, a stern shout rang out from nearby.
01:20:28Help! Kirin and the recently released Ezekiel were running toward me at the same time. Felicia saw
01:20:35Ezekiel and her eyes grew even redder. She suddenly turned the knife and stabbed fiercely at the charging
01:20:41Ezekiel. Ezekiel, I didn't kill you last time so this time we'll die together!
01:20:47The sound of the blade piercing skin echoed and Ezekiel's heart was strapped through. He did not
01:20:52even have time to say a word before he collapsed. Even in death, he was still looking in my direction.
01:20:58Felicia wildly turned her head, her body covered in blood as she looked at me. Paulina, I really
01:21:05dislike you but I also envy you. As soon as she finished speaking, she plunged the blooded knife
01:21:11into her own heart. Kirin raised his hand to cover my eyes, holding me tightly in his arms.
01:21:19Don't be afraid, Lena, I'm here.
01:21:20I'm here. This was the most beautiful love conflation I had ever heard. My heart too,
01:21:26settled into peace. A week later, Kirin and I returned to New York. When we got off the plane,
01:21:33the evening glow happened to be in the sky. We held hands and gazed into each other's eyes.
01:21:40We were surrounded by the radiancies of happiness.
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